Cooking time – 1 hour/20 minutes (pressure cooker) Serve – 4
Ingredients –
1.Dal – 200 grams (washed and soaked for 5-6 hours).
2.Potato – 1 (peeled & cut into cubes).
3.Cauliflower florets – 4
4.Carrot –1 (cut into cubes)
5.Tomato – 1 (cut into cubes)
6.Green peas – 1/2 cup.
7.Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp.
8 Slit green chilly – 2
9.Nigella seeds (kalonji) – 1/2 tsp. OR Cumin seeds.
10.Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
11.Dry red chilly – 2 (broken)
12.Sugar – 1/2 tsp. & Salt to taste.
13.Oil – 2 tbsp.
14.Ghee – 1 tsp.
Method –
1.Wash the vegetables & keep aside. Boil the dal with salt and turmeric powder until soft (you can use pressure cooker).
2.Add all the vegetables, cook till vegetables become tender. Remove pan from heat & transfer the dal to a bowl. Clean out the pan.
3.For tempering heat oil in the pan, when hot reduce the heat. Add dry red chilly,stir fry until brown.Add kalonji,stir fry for few seconds.Add the dal with vegetables, sugar & green chilly, mix well and cook for 7-8 minutes (add water if needed).
Remove pan from heat,add ghee and coriander leaves. Mix well & cover the pan. Give 10 minutes standing time. Vegetable Dal is ready. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice / roti / paratha.
